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Dallas County High School

Q: Is Dallas County High School a good school?

Dallas County High School ranks 247 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 34% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Dallas County High School is a public high school located in Plantersville, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Dallas County School District, which is ranked 121 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Dallas County High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with a ranking between 218 and 296 out of 350-370 schools.

Academically, Dallas County High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.05% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.71% and the Dallas County district average of 7.6%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 33.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large majority (71.58% in 2023-2024) of Dallas County High School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Dallas County High School to its nearest comparable school, Selma High School, which is located about 17 miles away, the differences in performance become more apparent. While both schools serve predominantly economically disadvantaged student populations, Selma High School generally outperforms Dallas County High School on academic measures, with higher test scores and a higher graduation rate. This suggests that Dallas County High School may be facing resource constraints that contribute to its academic challenges.

334

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,853

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 5th Ave
Plantersville, AL 36758

(334) 366-2232

District: Dallas County

Feeder schools for Dallas County High School:

Elementary:	Brantley Elementary School
	JE Terry Elementary School
	Valley Grande Elementary School
Middle:	William R Martin Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.2%

White:

23.1%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 29% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2022) to 34th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg11%

Alabama avg29%

247^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Dallas County

121^st of 135Dallas County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	247 of 374	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	248 of 378	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	252 of 371	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	218 of 367	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	292 of 371	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	283 of 366	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	296 of 356	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	284 of 353	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	267 of 351	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	249 of 353	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	267 of 358	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	333 of 358	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	335 of 358	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	32.6	295 of 360	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	260 of 358	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	327 of 357	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	345 of 359	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	27.8	305 of 358	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	337 of 357	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	33.5	291 of 359	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	295 of 357	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	76 of 228	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	111 of 231	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	116 of 224	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	72 of 222	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	95 of 228	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	156 of 224	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	177 of 223	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.8	111 of 189	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	237 of 359	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	159 of 366	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	216 of 358	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	171 of 367	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	10.9	334 of 359	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	259 of 354	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	285 of 347	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	268 of 343	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	237 of 367	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	175 of 375	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	178 of 349	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	233 of 361	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	250 of 361	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	275 of 358	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	295 of 349	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	246 of 363	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	294 of 368	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	277 of 358	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	292 of 366	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	240 of 366	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	289 of 357	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	288 of 350	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.9	277 of 339	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	6.7	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	157 of 194	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	160 of 182	12.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	99 of 196	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	136 of 171	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	124 of 160	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	174 of 325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	108 of 325	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	139 of 317	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	103 of 326	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	264 of 319	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	222 of 313	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	237 of 300	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	213 of 230	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2019)7th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-11 vs state

English16%-14 vs state

Mathematics12%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)	Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dallas County High School	Public	9-12	335 5th Ave	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 366-2232	334	24	14.0	76.0%	77 (23.1%)	231 (69.2%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	30.7	247^th of 374 public high schools	34.0%		33.6	248^th of 378 public high schools	34.4%	1	12.1	21.7	15.9	$9,853	$1,685	$8,145
Saints Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	8-12	2194 Broad Street	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 874-1600	24			75.0%	1 (4.2%)	22 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Selma High School	Public	9-12	2180 Broad St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1683	680	37	18.6	87.1%	1 (0.1%)	664 (97.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	26.1	262^nd of 374 public high schools	29.9%		13.4	341^st of 378 public high schools	9.8%	79	4.8	19.2	19.0	$10,857	$2,009	$8,841
W A Lecroy Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	2829 4th Ave N	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	No	(205) 280-2920	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Dallas County High School

Is Dallas County High School a good school?

Dallas County High School ranks 247^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dallas County High School?

Students at Dallas County High School are 69% African American, 23% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Dallas County High School in?

Dallas County

How many students attend Dallas County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Dallas County High School.

What schools feed into Dallas County High School?

Dallas County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brantley Elementary School
Elementary : JE Terry Elementary School
Elementary : Valley Grande Elementary School
Middle : William R Martin Middle School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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